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Scope and Contents: The Charles E. Gray papers pertain to the dissertation he was writing which covered Student Work Program at Southern Illinois University from 1874 to 1974 with a special focus on Frank Adams who was serving as director of the Student Work Program in 1962. The collection is extensive with the data collected and includes financial records, testimony before the House Special Subcommittee on Education, memorandum from presidents from 1874 to 1949, and miscellaneous other materials pertaining to the dissertation topic.